Confection apparatus.



PATENTED DEC. 25, 1 906.

E. H. LANIBR & F. K. DRIESBACH.

' GONFEGTION APPARATUS.

APPLICATION FILED 0012s. 1905' 2 SHEETS-SHEET 1.

.a- M- W 4 j 8 A L 1 wi-iwvwow MM 47 h p v W attain/a s No. 839,488. PATENTED DEC. 25, 1906. E. H. LANIBR & P. K. DRIESBAOH.

OONFECTION APPARATUS.

APPLICATION FILED 001226, 1905.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

% M I attozwu p EDWARD H. LANIER AND FRANK K. DRIESBACH,

OF MEMPHIS, TEN- N ESSEE.

CONFECTION APPARATUS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 25, 1906.

Application filed October 26. 1905. Serial No. 284.563-

To all wit/2112, it may concern:

Be it known that we, EDWARD H. LANIER and FRANK K. DRIESBACH, citizens of the United States, and residents of Memphis, Shelby county, Tennessee, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Confection Apparatus, of which the following is a specification.

The present invention relates to improvements in confection apparatus, and is particularly designed for preparing the outer shell or container of the confection known as Parisian ice-cream cones, which confection consists of a cone-shaped shell or container of pastry and a filling of ice-cream. Heretofore such pastry shells or. con

tainers have been produced by cooking a better in a suitable oven to rovide a thin disk or cake and while such ca e is hot wraping or bending the same about a conical former. This method is objectionable because of the fact that the pastry must be handled while hot and also because it is difiicult to rapidly and accurately measure the quantity of batter supplied to the oven at ach operation. 'lhcrcforo the containers, are often imperfect, varying in thickness and frequently not being uniformly cooked.

The object of the present invention is to provide means by w rich such pastry cones may be produced with a minimum amount of manual labor and to avoid the necessity of an operator handling the cone until it is completely formed.

A further obj cct of the invention is to rovidc means by which all of the cones wifl be of uniform thickness, &c.

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a longitudinal sectional view through an apparal us constructed in accordance with this invention. Fig. 12 is a plan view, the upper section of the oven being raised. Fig. 3 is a side elevation. Fig. -i is a View onthc line 4 4 of Fig. 3, and Fig. 5 is a detail view of the wrc-piccc.

Referring to the drawings, it will be soon that the apparatus comprises a scctional oven having formed bctwccn its scctions when the lattcr arc brought togcthcr a conical-shaped chamber which opens through the side of the oven and a former or corepiccc adapted to be rcmovably supportcd l l l i l l l l within thc ovcn.

Within said chamber of the oven. The ovenis supported to rock about a horizontal axis by a suitable frame 1, below or within whichmay be arranged a burner or other source of heat 2. In the embodiment of the invention illustrated this heating device is represented as a gasolene-lmrner; but it will be understood that the frame 1 may be placed over the firebox of a suitable stove or the oven heated in any desired manner. The oven illustrated consists of two similarly-shaped sections 3 4, which are hinged together at one side, as at 5, and mounted on the frame 1, so that the oven may be rocked about a horizontal axis to bring either section thereof adjacent the burner 2, the oven being supported in a horizontal osition by lugs 6, adapted to extend into eit her of a pair of notches 7, formed at diametrically opposite points in the upper edge of the circular wall of the supportingframe. In each section of the oven is formed a recess or sockct s, wh ch extends to the peri )hery of the section at a point opposite the iingc 5 and is gradually reduced in width and depth from its outer cud toward the opposite inner cud, said l'cccsscs forming when the oven-sect ions are brought together a chamber which is substantially conical in form and has its la rgcr end o cnim throu h I h h the side wall of thc oven.

Each section of the oven is provided with a handle 9, by moans of which the oven may be rocked about its boa rings in the frame 1 and the upper section c-lcvatcd or lifted from the lower sccliou, as shown in Fig. 2.

A conical corc-piccc it) is adapted to be supported within said chambcr of the oven, the dimensions of said corc-piccc bcing such that it may bcrcad ily inscrtcd in said chamber and when in position thcrcin will be separated slightly from thc oven-wall. Said core-piece is providcd with a handle ll, from which project a pair of radial arms 1;, ndaptcd to engage rcccsscs formed in lugs 12;, projecting from the ovcu on opposilc ships of the moul h of the aforesaid chambcr, said arms serving to support thc corwpiccc in propcr position 'lhc lmndlcs of the ovensections arc curvcd or bowed inordcr that the corc-piccc may c in crtcd in the ownchambcr whcn thc scctions of thc ovcn arc in their closcd posit ion.

in using thc apparatus the corc-piccc it),

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- and the escape-of steam generated during the cookingr to said wal which is preferably made of metal and has a smooth surface, is dipped in the batter or otlierwise provided with a thin coating of such batter and then inserted in the chamber of the oven. During the cooking operation the water contained in' the batter is driven off, and considerable pressure is exerted on the core by the steam that is generated during such cooking. To prevent such pressure from damaging the pastry on the core, the latter is so connected with its handle as to move longitudinally without being disengaged from the oven. As shown, a stem or re =14 is rigidly secured to the core-piece and extends into a socket formed in the handle 11, said handle being held in osition on the rod 14 by a key 01' pin 15 Within said socket late 16, carrying the aforesaid arms 12, which plate is, by means of screws or otherwise, suitably attached to the handle. About the rod or shank 14, between the core 10- and plate 16, is arranged a coiled spring 17. This construction ,ermits the corepiece to 'move longitudina ly'within the oven Without disengaging theconnection between thearms 12 and lugs 13 by which said corepiece is-supported.

Preferably a series ofintersecting grooves or kerfs 18 are formed in the wall of the ovenchamber, said kerfs serving both-to assist the and also giving to the finished cone an ornamental appearance. The rib-like projections formed on the cone by said kerfs act to' strengthen the article and permit it to be made of a minimum thickness, while havingthenecessary strength to permit of its being freely handled after it is r'emoved from the core-10. When the sections of the oven are brought together, pins or studs 19 on the secj tion 3' thereof enter suitable sockets 20, formed in the section 4.

In usin the apparatus it is desirable to occasional y'a ply a sli ht coating of suitable lubricant to' t ewall o the oven-chamber to positively prevent the pastry from adhering The manner of using the apparatuslwill be clear from the foregoing description in connection with thedrawings. It will be seen that the operator is not required to handle the astry cone unless it be to remove the same cm the core-piece after the baking operation, and this is generally unnecessary, as the cone will readily slip from the core-piece when: the latter is held in a vertical position. Although the pastry cones produced by this apparatus are particularly adapted for the'use before stated-that is, to )e filled with ice-cream it is evident that they may i be 'usedas containers for various su bstances. '5 It will be understood that the spring 17 i acts to normally hold the core-piece in position within the oven, and after said coreis I from within the oven it will be instantly and automatically returned to its original posi- -tion by said spring.

The core is of course heated while within the oven and acts to cook the cone from the interior, while the exterior is being heated by the walls of the oven. The core being heated also acts to cause the batter to adhere thereto when it is dipped into a receptacle containing the batter, and by this means the batter coating is maintained of the desired thickness. By this means it is found that a great saving in batter is effected from that required when making such cones by the method heretofore followed. This of course is of considerable advantage, as it materially reduces the expense of manufacture.

The apparatus herein described and illustrated may of course be modified inseveral particulars without departing from the invention For instance, the kerfs or grooves 18 may be of different for-mandrelative-arrangement from that shown and the corepiece supported within the oven by diii'erent meansfrom those illustrated. The form of the oven-chamber and of the core-piece'may also be'varied, if desired.

Having thus described theinvention what is claimed is 1. An apparatus for the purposewlescribed comprising an oven having a chamber of conical form, a core-piece corresponding in form to' the oven-chamber, and: means projecti-n beyond opposite sides of the core-piece and adapted to engage the oven to support the core-piece in the oven-chamber;

2. An apparatus for the-purpose described comprising an. oven, a conical *core-piece adapted to be inserted in'- the=oven, a handle connected with the outer "end' of said 'corepiece, and means for engagingthe oven on opposite-sides of thehandle and'core-pieee'to support the latter-in the OVBIIL- 3. An apparatus for the purpose ddscri'bed comprising an oven, a com-piece;-and means connected with the corepiecennd' adapted to engage the oven: to support th'ecom-piecetherein,; the connection etween'zsaid' su )orting means and coreiecepermitting t e lattento move longitudinally ofth'moven without movingthe sup orting means. f

4. An apparatus for tli comprising an oven, a core-piece; and arms projecting radially'beyondo posite sides of said core-piece and adapter to engage the oven: to support the -core-piece-thnrein'.

5-. An apparatus f or the purposedescribed comprising an oven, aeore-picceada ted to beinscrted in thc'oven, ahandlc, an means connecting the handle: and cone-piece and permitting thelatter to move relative to'the handle and oven while supported in the 3 latter. p I (S. An apparatus for the purpose described 55 moved longitudinally by pressure exerted lcomprismg an oven, a core-piece, ahandle e purpose deseribed handle, and means connected with the handle and adapted to engage the oven to support the core-piece therein. a I

7. An apparatus for the purpose described, comprising an oven formed-of two sections hinged together, means for-supporting said oven and permitting it to be turned to bring either section adj acent a suitable heating means, a core-piece adapted to be inserted in the oven, and a handle connected with the core-piece and provided with means for engaging the oven on opposite sides of the corepiece to support the atter therein.

8. An apparatus for the purpose described, comprising an oven formed oftwo sections hinged together, means for supporting said oven and permittingit to be turned about a horizontal axis to bring either section adjacent a suitable heatin means, a core-piece adapted to be inserte in the oven, and a handle connected with the core piece and extending beyond the oven and provided with -ratus comprising an oven, and includinga bodyadapted t0 extend'into the means for engaging the oven to support the coreiece therein.

4 9. he herein-described confection appaa' core-piece oven, ra a1ly-project1ng means for engaging the oven and supportin and a spring for yleldingi in position in the oven. I

10. The herein-described confection a paratus comprising an oven, a core-piece a apted to extend into the oven, a handle havln means for engaging the oven, a rod connected with the core-piece and extending into a socket in the handle, and a spring interposed between the handle and core-piece.

In testimony whereof we aflix our signatures in presence of two witnesses.

EDWARD H. LANIER. FRANK K. DRIESBACH,

said body therein, y holding said body Witnesses:

ARTHUR L. BRYANT, EDWIN S. CLAnKsoN. 

